Laurie Brett was born on 28 March 1969 and is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Jane Beale in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders and Christine Mulgrew in the BBC One drama series Waterloo Road.
20 Facts About Laurie Brett
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Laurie Brett has admitted to being a "wild child" in her youth and drinking heavily for 20 years.
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Laurie Brett says she has always had a "knack" with accents and has admitted that prior to appearing in Waterloo Road speaking with a Scottish accent became very handy when people would ask if she was Jane from EastEnders.
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Laurie Brett has admitted that when asked that question she would then reply in her native Scottish accent and people then assumed they were mistaken.
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Laurie Brett was in a relationship with musician Dave Evans for six years.
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Laurie Brett revealed in January 2011 that she was pregnant with her first child.
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Laurie Brett gave birth to Erin Anne Millie Brett in May 2011.
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Young Laurie Brett enjoyed drama in her youth, but she needed an Equity Card to be a paid professional actress in the UK, she replied to an advert in The Stage and joined Circo Magico Italiano, a travelling circus, at the age of 17 in Mexico and Central America.
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Laurie Brett later appeared in The Bill in two roles: as Emma Gilmore and Irene Murray, and in My Hero playing a female customer.
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Laurie Brett made her first appearance in June 2004, and initially signed a three-year contract, renewed in 2007.
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Laurie Brett appeared as Jane in the 2010 spin-off series EastEnders: E20.
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In May 2011, Laurie Brett left the soap briefly on maternity leave.
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Laurie Brett briefly reprised her role in January 2014, and returned permanently later in November.
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Laurie Brett departed EastEnders again in 2017; her final episode aired on 23 October 2017.
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Laurie Brett reprised the role for a short stint seven years later, with Jane making an unannounced return on 15 July 2024.
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On 15 March 2012, it was announced Laurie Brett would be joining the BBC's ongoing drama Waterloo Road as Christine Mulgrew, a new English teacher hired by headmaster Michael Byrne.
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Laurie Brett has appeared in Waterloo Road in the second half of series 9, despite her return to EastEnders.
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Laurie Brett confirmed via Twitter that she will continue filming on Waterloo Road in late spring 2014 and stayed in the role until the show ended.
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On 24 December 2018, Laurie Brett took part in a one-off celebrity special of All Together Now, and was crowned winner after receiving a score of 92.
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In January 2020, Laurie Brett starred as DC Gemma Darlington in the C4 crime drama Deadwater Fell.